ONWITH THE SHOW
Get ready for an exciting season ahead as Cheltenham opens its doors for the first time since May to host The Showcase...
THE WAIT IS OVER and the Home of Jump Racing kicks off the season in style with The Showcase on October 26 and 27. The exciting two-day meeting sees a host of new racing recruits join the ranks – from trainers and jockeys to future equine stars – and sets the tone for what’s to come, leading all the way to The Festival TM presented by Magners in March. While sunshine is never guaranteed, fantastic racing certainly is. As the track is tested for the first time since May, spectators can expect to enjoy hair- raising action, returning friends and riveting rivalries on the track. With the Cheltenham team working hard to ensure the best horses grace the track, 2018 looks set to give last year’s sensational Showcase a run for its money. Last year’s thrilling meeting included
the unveiling of a new and improved steel and glass podium in the Winners Enclosure. But few could have envisaged the launchpad it was to provide for one of the Friday race winners. Black Corton ridden by Bryony Frost, and trained by Paul Nicholls, proved to be a match made in heaven, as they stepped up in class for the Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club Novices’ Chase – one of the highlight races of the day. Despite losing his lead at the third-last, Black Corton was given a second chance when Sizing Tennessee fell, being left clear to win by 10 lengths. “We have struck a chord, but a horse like that is easy to ride,” said Frost. “When I first sat on him at Worcester, he was a little bit ‘oooh!’ over the fences but is now jumping around Cheltenham and doing
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